Fort Worth ISD Holds $1.029099 Tax Rate Beside $49.8M Budget Shortfall

Fort Worth ISD school budget documents and tax rate worksheet

FORT WORTH , Fort Worth ISD’s appointed board of managers held the 2026-27 property tax rate at $1.029099 per $100 of taxable value, matching the district’s voter-approval ceiling while the legally adopted budget already shows a $49.8 million gap between revenues and expenditures. That rate sits just under the no-new-revenue figure of $1.029687 on the … Read more

Collin County Keeps $0.149343 Tax Rate for 33rd Year on $599.2M Budget

Collin County commissioners chamber tax rate budget

MCKINNEY , Collin County Commissioners Court kept the county property tax rate at $0.149343 per $100 of taxable value for fiscal year 2026, the 33rd consecutive year without a rate increase, while adopting a Total Combined Budget (excluding bond funds) of $599.2 million. The Senate Bill 2 cover statement required on the adopted budget says … Read more

Denton ISD Cuts Tax Rate to $1.1528, Saves Median Homestead About $345

Denton ISD school board chamber tax rate homestead

DENTON , Denton ISD trustees adopted a total 2026-27 property tax rate of $1.1528 per $100 of taxable value on Sept. 22, 2026, a cut of 5.41 cents from last year’s $1.2069, while supporting the balanced $380 million general fund the board approved in June. District materials say a median-valued homestead owner can expect a … Read more

Dallas Adopts $5.66B FY2026-27 Budget, Cuts Tax Rate to 69.78 Cents

Dallas city budget documents for FY2026-27 tax rate story.

DALLAS , Dallas City Council approved a Fiscal Year 2026-27 operating and capital budget totaling $5.66 billion, including a $2.05 billion General Fund, and cut the property tax rate by one-tenth of a cent to 69.78 cents per $100 of valuation, according to the city’s official Sept. 16, 2026 release. The fiscal year began Oct. … Read more

Mesquite ISD Puts Prop A VATRE on Nov. 3 for About $16M a Year

Mesquite ISD school board meeting for Proposition A VATRE ballot story.

MESQUITE , Mesquite ISD voters will decide Proposition A, a Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. If approved, the district says Proposition A is projected to generate about $16 million in additional maintenance and operations revenue each year for staff pay, student programs, and campus security. The ask comes after the district … Read more

Plano ISD Adopts $1.03275 Tax Rate Beside $44.8M Operating Shortfall

Plano ISD North Texas school finance and tax rate board decision

PLANO , Plano ISD locked in a 2026-27 property tax rate of $1.03275 per $100 of taxable value while running a general fund plan that spends $691.6 million against $634.6 million in revenue and other resources, leaving a $44.8 million operating shortfall the district expects to cover with transfers and fund balance. That pairing (a … Read more

Coppell ISD Adopts $0.9857 Tax Rate With $3.5M Budget Deficit

Board discussion illustrating Coppell ISD tax rate coverage

COPPELL — Coppell ISD trustees adopted a 2026–27 property tax rate of $0.9857 per $100 of assessed value on Aug. 24, 2026, a $0.0038 increase from the prior year, while approving a general fund budget that still runs a $3.5 million deficit after the district trimmed about $4.7 million from last year’s gap. The district’s … Read more

Garland ISD Sets $1.1393 Tax Rate, Down 3.16 Cents From 2025

Garland ISD Sets $1.1393 Tax Rate, Down 3.16 Cents From 2025

GARLAND — Garland ISD’s published 2026 tax-rate table shows an adopted total rate of $1.13930 per $100 of valuation, a $0.0316 decrease from the 2025 rate of $1.1709, with Maintenance and Operations set at $0.75530 and Interest and Sinking held at $0.38400. Those figures come straight from the district’s Property Tax Payments page, which posts … Read more

Lewisville ISD Tax Rate Falls to $1.0778, Lowest Since 1999

Students and teacher in a classroom for Lewisville ISD tax rate coverage

LEWISVILLE, Texas – Lewisville ISD trustees adopted a Lewisville ISD tax rate of $1.0778 per $100 of taxable value for the 2026-27 school year on Aug. 27, 2026, according to the district's official board recap. The district says it is the lowest tax rate Lewisville ISD has adopted since at least 1999. The Maintenance and … Read more

Prosper ISD Tax Rate Falls to $1.2011 for 2026-27

Tax documents and calculator illustrating Prosper ISD tax rate and civic finance coverage

PROSPER, Texas – Prosper ISD trustees unanimously adopted a Prosper ISD tax rate of $1.2011 per $100 of taxable value for the 2026-27 school year at their Aug. 24, 2026, board meeting, according to the district’s official board recap. The new total is $0.013 lower than last year’s $1.2141 and is the lowest posted Prosper … Read more